Table 2.
Demographic data and clinical parameters of study groups at baseline
| Group I (n = 18) |
Group II (n = 18) |
Group III (n = 18) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 7 (38.9) | 9 (50.0) | 4 (22.2) |
(χ2)p = 0.221 |
| Female | 11 (61.1) | 9 (50.0) | 14 (77.8) | |
|
Age (years) (Mean ± SD.) |
39.17 ± 5.66 | 40.83 ± 6.05 | 40.61 ± 6.51 |
Fp= 0.674 |
|
Plaque Index (PI) Median (Min. – Max.) |
0.50b (0.0–1.0) |
3.0a (1.0–3.0) |
2.63a (1.0–3.0) |
Hp1<0.001* Hp2<0.001*, Hp3=0.422, |
|
Gingival Index (GI) Median (Min. – Max.) |
0.50b (0.0–1.0) |
3.0a (2.0–3.0) |
2.63a (2.0–3.0) |
Hp1<0.001* Hp2<0.001*, Hp3=0.308, |
|
Probing depth (PD) Mean ± SD. |
2.0b ± 0.84 | 4.65a ± 0.46 | 4.60a ± 0.22 |
Fp1<0.001* Fp2<0.001*, Fp3=0.962, |
|
Clinical attachment level (CAL) Median (Min. – Max.) |
0.0b (0.0 ± 0.0) |
5.30a (4.20–7.40) |
4.75a (4.30–8.0) |
Hp1<0.001* Hp2<0.001*, Hp3=0.742, |
SD: Standard deviation χ2: Chi-square test F: F for ANOVA test Means in the same raw with Small common letters are not significant (i.e., Means with Different letters are significant)
F: F for ANOVA test, pairwise comparison between every 2 groups were done using Post Hoc Test (Tukey)
H: H for Kruskal Wallis test, pairwise comparison between every 2 groups were done using Post Hoc Test (Dunn’s for multiple comparisons test) p1: p-value for comparing Group I and Group II
p2: p-value for comparing Group I and Group III p3: p-value for comparing Group II and Group III
*: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05